Sofia Chen

Grade: First class

Esame di stato (Final grade): 100/100

Dresser for a selection of catwalk shows taking place across 3 days of the Graduate fashion week event.

During my internship as a showroom assistant, I actively participated in various responsibilities and successfully managed key tasks. These included: Dresser, showroom organisation, sales, and customer assistance.

During my academic journey, I had the opportunity to gain practical experience through a one-month internship at a sportswear shop. In this role, I undertook various responsibilities, including: Tennis racket stringing assistance, background system operation, sales management and customer service, warehouse organisation and display of the products featured, window dressing, material purchase, and product photography.

During my academic journey, I had the opportunity to undertake a one-month internship at a boutique shop where I actively participated in various tasks and responsibilities, including: Customer assistance and sales, warehouse organisation and product display, window dressing, product management, and background system operation.

My personal Graduate Portfolio Profile has been selected to be featured on the Graduate Fashion Week website.

My graduate project has been selected to be featured on the Graduate Portfolio Platform of the British Fashion Council.

I have achieved the first-place classification for the Best Portfolio in the Fashion Graduate Italia 2018 contest.

My Chinese-Hungarian-Italian heritage leads me to blend in my design tradition with contemporary flair, captivating audiences with a unique perspective fuelled by my multicultural background. Moreover, my deep passion for skiing and traveling has been a significant source of inspiration for my design development. These pursuits have allowed me to explore diverse cultures, landscapes, and experiences, which have profoundly influenced my creative process.

During my time at Kingston University, I had the privilege of working on an industrial project for Inditex. The project focused on designing a collection of six outfits for Zara's Fall/Winter 2022 womenswear.

Throughout the project, I successfully produced various components, including: Brand research, gaining a deep understanding of its customer, lifestyle and vision, customer overview, sketchbooks, mood board, colour palette, fabric direction, print, development board, capsule collection board, technical CAD board.

This project was selected for Inditex interview.

Throughout my time at Kingston University, I had the opportunity to work on an industrial project for Old Navy. The project involved designing a vibrant and versatile Spring/Summer 2022 collection, comprising eight head-to-toe looks for both womenswear and childreswear.

During the project, I successfully produced several essential components, including: Sketchbooks, customer board, mood board, colour palette, fabric direction, print, development board, capsule collection board, technical CAD board.

As part of my academic journey at Kingston University, I had the privilege of working on an industrial project for ASOS, a leading fashion retailer. In this project, I was tasked with designing a womenswear capsule collection consisting of five outfits.

As part of my design process, I successfully produced various essential components for my project, including: Sketchbooks, customer board, mood board, colour palette, fabric direction, print, development board, capsule collection board (womenswear), technical CAD board.